Connecticut western news., 1887-02-02
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.


 versely on the bill giving foreign courts of probate, power in the st te, and on bill limiting time for judgment creditor to bring suit. The same committee re- ported favorably on bill concerning in- ventory of goods belonging to a ward being reported within two months by the guardian.
 The bill which provides for the weekly payment of eighty per cent. of wages was heard by the committee on labor It was introduced by Senator Graham Senator Chapman and E. F. Strong, first seleetman and town agent of Bridge port, spoke in favor of it. MT Strong thought that no increase of intemper- ance and immortality would be caused by such payment. On the other hand the plan was considered of real value in Bridgeport, and he knew of no corpora tion that had adopted this plan return ing to the other. Senator Chapman be- lieved it increased the spirit of manli-
 
 to dispense with pass book, which as rule causes unnecessary expenditure.
 The following bills were brought be- fore the Senate: By Senator Coffin, that in cases of criminals being acquit- ted because of insanity or dementia, and sent to the asylum at Middletown for 8 term, if still insane at expiration ol term. the judge may issue an order for the continuance of their time in the asylum; and also one, that should crimi- nals in jail awaiting trial become insane they may be committed to the Middle town asylum by the sheriff until time of trial on certificate of two medical ex- perts, the expense being a part of the act of prosecution. By Senator Kirk ham, making request of twenty voters necessary to call town meeting; one b., Senator Hall providing that in public schools text books shall be purchased and loaned to pupils; one by Senator Hutchins creating the office of jail com missioner, whose duty it shall be to visit all jails and investigate accounts of the same, on salary of Sl, 1000.
 The report of the judiciary committee before the House was rendered in op- position to the bill requiring the burial of unknown dead persons to be state expense, as was the report iu regard to the identification of unknown persons found dead.
 The bills brought before the House were as follows: By MT Bassett of Nor folk. bill requiring that no railroad company shall charge more than 2! cents per mile for passenger travel; by Mir Andrews of Saybrook, exempting property to the amount of S25, 900 owned by churches and ecclesiastical societis g from taxation; by Mir King of Nauga- tuck, one repeating the law known as the ''Tramp Act;" also one by the same, requiring that on the day preceding election liquor saloons shall be closed al 9p. m. and remain closed until a. m. of the day following election, and one providing that an inspection be appoint. ed to investigate factories and provide for the protection of health and life o1 employees, and fixing the salary of in spector at Sl,5OO and expenses Nil Randall of Vernon offered bill forbid ding the employment of women ol minors more than ten hours day, and authorizing the Governor to appoint two inspectors to enforce the same
 A bill that tramps convicted shall no be committed to state prison except fo having firearms in their possession O committing personal assault, but shal be lodged in warehouses or jails, an( one that the price of board paid by tn, state for prisoners in jail shall be onl, 8 per week, were referred to the com mittee.
 A resolution passed the house to tn effect that 8 portrait of Governo Lounsbury be procured.